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The Formula for Every Romantic Comedy Movie, Ever

Been to the movies lately and feel a sudden bout of deja vu? You know you've never seen this movie before, but somehow you know, instinctively, what is about to happen.

Why does this keep happening, you ask? Are you some savant of film? No, sorry to disappoint, you aren't psychic. You are just a sucker for romantic comedies.

You know the ones. She's still an uptight, working gal who can't seem to snag her cocky love interest, who then suddenly falls for her male best friend, after a life epiphany set to a Norah Jones tune.

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